Proxy service users download malware, unknowingly join botnet
In yet another example of if-it’s-too-good-to-be-true-it-probably-isn’t, hundreds of thousands of users signing up for a cheap and supposedly legitimate proxy …
Surge in Android adware
Between the beginning of July and the end of September, FortiGuard Labs researchers reported a marked increase in Android adware, new evidence suggesting that Zitmo …
New TDL4 rootkit successfully hiding from AV
A new variant of TDL4 has been identified, and it is now ranked as the second most prevalent malware strains within two months since detection. The characteristics are similar …
Malware Forensics Field Guide for Windows Systems
If you are looking for a field guide that will help you identify malware on a Windows computer system, examine it, and determine its impact, than this book might be just the …
The danger behind low-volume email attacks
“Broad campaigns often spoof notifications from well-known businesses, establishments, organizations, and agencies, and are very widespread these days. However, smaller …
Info-stealing Trojan posing as Panda Cloud Antivirus
Researchers from Spanish antivirus vendor Panda Security are warning potential users about information-stealing malware disguised as their Panda Cloud Antivirus solution. The …
USBGuru simulated attack service
Wombat launched USBGuru, a simulated USB attack service to address the growing threat of fraud due to rogue memory devices loaded with malware. USBGuru is a …
Trojan disguised as image delivered via Skype messages
Skype users, beware of messages like this one: The spamming campaign has surfaced in the last few days and is being propagated via compromised Skype accounts. The offered …
Fake Rovio games for Chrome hijack browser
The popularity of Rovio’s Angry Birds game and its expansion packs are a guarantee for the success of their newly released Bad Piggies game, but unfortunately for those …
Universal Man in the Browser attack targets all websites
Trusteer have discovered a new Man in the Browser (MitB) scam that does not target specific websites, but instead collects data submitted to all websites without the need for …
Malicious spam campaign targets QuickBooks users
Intuit-themed malicious spam campaigns pop up every couple of months or so, given that the company’s tax preparation, accounting, financial management and billing …
Free USSD exploit blocker app
Avira released a free security app for Android phone users to protect them from remote USSD attacks. The Avira USSD Exploit Blocker app is available on Google Play. …
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